SOLUTION: Find three positive consecutive integers such that the product of the smallest and the largest is 17 more than three times the median integer

Question 1015141: Find three positive consecutive integers such that the product of the smallest and the largest is 17 more than three times the median integer
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Find three positive consecutive integers such that the product of the smallest and the largest is 17 more than three times the median integer
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Use n-1, n & n+1
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(n-1)*(n+1) = 3n+17
n^2-1 = 3n+17
n^2 - 3n - 18 = 0
etc.
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